Iran formerly known internationally as Persia until 1935, is a country in Central
Eurasia,located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf, northwestern shore
of the Gulf of Oman, and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. Both "Persia" and
"Iran" are used interchangeably in cultural context; however, Iran is the name used
officially in political context.[8][9] The name Iran is a cognate of Aryan, and
means "Land of the Aryans".